Man Ask High Court To Ban IPL Auctions, Judges Have 'Perfect Reply' In Action

In an amusing case, a man had filed public interest litigation challenging the auctioning of cricketers in the IPL. He also compared the IPL auction to human trafficking after which he was fined Rs 25,000 by the Delhi High Court.

The man has been identified as Sudhir Sharma. In his plea, he had stated that the players go through the auctioning process where they are purchased and sold through bidding corporates. Sharma’s plea also asserted that such practices promote corruption, nepotism and human trafficking by selling of players through open bidding on national television.

According to Hindustan Times report, a bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar dismissed the plea by Sharma stating that it is “not a Public Interest Litigation but a ‘Publicity Interest Litigation”.

The bench further added that "playing for these teams in fact raised their prestige."